Born in Lancaster County, British Colony of Pennsylvania
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Magdalena Grace (Groff) Romer
— married
about 13 Apr 1785 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Barbara (Ramer) Strickler, John Raymer, Abraham Ramer, Susannah Grove (Ramer) Lehman, Elizabeth (Ramer) Koch, Magdelena (Ramer) Stauffer, Peter Ramer and Daniel Ramer
Died
at age 86
in Markham, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2014
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Biography
This profile is part of the Raymer Name Study.
Abraham Römer was born on 15 Aug. 1760 in Lancaster County, British Colony of Pennsylvania.[1]
He married Magdalena Grace Groff.[1]
He moved to Markham, Ontario, Canada with his family in 1809.[2]
He named his new home " Mount Joy" after the town they came from in Pennsylvania.[3]
Abram died on 21 Sep. 1846 in Markham, Ontario, Canada and was buried at Ramer Cemetery (Mount Joy), Markham, Ontario. His memorial has a photo of his headstone and links to those of family members.[1]
A video of the Ramer Cemetary produced by the City of Markham Historical Society[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2019), memorial page for Abraham Römer (15 Aug 1760–21 Sep 1846), Find A Grave Memorial no. 124830448, citing Ramer Cemetery (Mount Joy), Markham, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Scary Papa (contributor 47348426) . http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124830448.
- ↑ Raymer, Ross Edmund, Ruth Gillespie Raymer, and Michael Roy Peterson. The Ramer/Raymer Family in Canada: Genealogical and Historical Records, 1809-1998. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998.
- ↑ City of Markham Historical Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BwK05oNz4
- ↑ https://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/home/business/planning/heritage-services/markham-historical-cemeteries/11-markham-historical-cemeteries https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=147&v=Eu6w2toM9zs&feature=emb_logo
Acknowledgements
- Entry by Geri Brown, Friday, August 1, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
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~1.56%
Willard Shank
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23andMe, GEDmatch WU9784070 [compare]
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~0.78%
Erin Nicole Smith :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Joanna McCaffrey :
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~0.78%
Rianne Thomson :
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~0.78%
Kristin (Wood) Dillon :
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